{"id":3275,"date":"2011-03-14T18:32:30","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2011-03-14T18:32:30","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T13:02:30","slug":"indias-biomass-potentialinstalled-biomass-capacity-by-states-and-cerc-biomass-electricity-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2011\/03\/14\/indias-biomass-potentialinstalled-biomass-capacity-by-states-and-cerc-biomass-electricity-subsidies\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#039;s Biomass Potential,Installed Biomass Capacity by States and CERC Biomass Electricity Subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>India&#8217;s Biomass Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Biomass Electricity Capacity at 2 GW (including  cogeneration)\u00a0 is around 4% of the world&#8217;s total Biomass Power Capacity  of around 50 GW.US is the leader in Biomass Capacity with around 20% of  the world&#8217;s biomass potential.India has set ambitious plans for  expanding the biomass power capacity in the next 10 years.India&#8217;s  Ministry of Renewable Energy has set a very high target of multiplying  the power capacity by 10 times in the next 10 years.India&#8217;s Total  Biomass Potential with existing Technology is around 25 GW of which  around 8% has been realized till date.India produce s 500 million tonnes  of biomass per year,\u00a0 120-150 million tonnes is surplus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biomass Potential 25 GW with installed capacity of 2 GW <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Co-generation Potential of 5 GW with installed capacity of 1.2 GW<\/li>\n<li>Agro-residue Capacity of 17 GW with 900 MW installed<\/li>\n<li>Waste to energy 3 GW with only around 70 MW installed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Biomass Power Capacity till 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Installed Capacity (MW)<br \/>\nUttar Pradesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 372.5<br \/>\nAndhra Pradesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 343.3<br \/>\n3. Tamil Nadu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 333.7<br \/>\n4. Karnataka \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 294.2<br \/>\n5. Maharashtra\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 185.5<br \/>\n6. Chhattisgarh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 156.1<br \/>\n7. Rajasthan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 31.3<br \/>\n8. Punjab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28.0<br \/>\n9. Haryana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.0<br \/>\n10. Madhya Pradesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.0<br \/>\n11. Gujarat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .5<\/p>\n<p>Source : MNRE<\/p>\n<p>A large number of private companies have entered the biomass energy  sector in order to capitalize on the potential of biomass growth.Most of  India&#8217;s power plants are less than 50 MW in power capacity with a large  number of biomass plant of 1-2 MW in size.No massive biomass plants of  greater than 100 MW capacity is being planned in India unlike <a href=\"..\/2011\/03\/09\/list-of-major-biomass-power-plants-in-the-world-scale-increasing\/\">Europe where gigantic biomass plants<\/a> are in the planning stage.<\/p>\n<p>Note almost 30% of India&#8217;s Energy Needs are being met by Biomass  Energy mainly in rural areas for cooking and heating.Most of this energy  is inefficiently produced leading to air pollution and global  warming.However most of the biomass plants being built in India are much  more efficient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CERC Feed in Tariff for Biomass Produced Electricity for Different States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note India&#8217;s Electricity Regulator gives a number of Incentives for Biomass Generated Electricity namely<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Depreciation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Feed In Tariffs for 13 Years out of a useful life of 20 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Sharing of Carbon Credits under the CDM Protocol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Preferential Loan and Interest Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Payment Rebates by Utilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the state Feed in Tariffs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India does not have a centralized rate of FIT for Biomass Electricity and it is different for different states depending on the assumptions.Here is the FIT for a few of the major Biomass States in India<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feed in Tariff (Rs.\/kWh)<br \/>\nAndhra Pradesh \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Rs4.15<br \/>\nGujarat Cogeneration\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs 5.17<br \/>\nMadhya Pradesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs3.93<br \/>\nMaharashtra\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs4.76<br \/>\nMaharashtra Cogeneration RS4.80<br \/>\nPunjab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs5.49<br \/>\nRajasthan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs4.73<br \/>\nTamil Nadu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs5.08<br \/>\nWest Bengal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rs4.88<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Biomass Potential is around 25 GW of which only about 8% in total has been realized.The Sugar Industry have been the most proactive in generating power from sugar residue.Waste to Energy remains mostly unrealized while there is massive potential for generating biomass electricity from agri residue like rice husk etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Biomass Electricity Capacity at 2 GW (including cogeneration)  is around 4% of the world&#8217;s total Biomass Power Capacity of around 50 GW.US is the leader in Biomass Capacity with around 20% of the world&#8217;s biomass potential.India has set ambitious plans for expanding the biomass power capacity in the next 10 years.India&#8217;s Ministry of Renewable Energy has set a very high target of multiplying the power capacity by 10 times in the next 10 years.India&#8217;s Total Biomass Potential with existing Technology is around 25 GW of which around 8% has been realized till date.India produce s 500 million tonnes of biomass per year,  120-150 million tonnes is 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